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China’s open-weight AI models are winning global users. Who is capturing the value?

China’s open-weight artificial intelligence models are taking off globally, but much of the money they generate is flowing to third-party providers rather than the companies that create them, according to a new study. Developers including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI make their model weights – essentia…

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-10-09 08:52 · TechNode
    Ecosia switches from Mistral to open-weight AI models including Qwen, GLM and Kimi
  2. 2026-10-07 11:00 · South China Morning Post Tech
    China’s open-weight AI models are winning global users. Who is capturing the value?

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